Business and Tech

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Elizabeth Francisco, president of ResMan, offers expansive insights from being a woman in business to the rapid advancement of property management technology. Bias showed itself as I came up through the multifamily industry and then in technology with investors, peers, competitors, and prospective customers.

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Technical Review Technology Management Underperforming Technical Team 246

Leapfrogging

MARCH 18, 2025

For example, Amazons Strategy Diamond focuses on global e-commerce expansion (Arenas), acquisitions and partnerships (Vehicles), superior logistics and customer experience (Differentiators), phased expansion into new markets (Staging), and cost leadership through economies of scale (Economic Logic). What customer segments will we target?

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2025

For example, Teslas success in the electric vehicle industry can be attributed to a strong market demand (Market Attractiveness), innovative technology (Sustainable Competitive Advantage), and strong supply chain relationships (Connectedness Across the Value Chain). These could include: Unique technology or intellectual property.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2025

For example, Apples Hedgehog Concept revolves around designing premium, user-friendly technology that integrates hardware and software seamlessly, differentiating it from competitors. Develop a competitive advantage based on strengths. Enhance long-term business sustainability. Encouraging long-term strategic discipline.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

This article will define crowdsourcing, explain how it differs from outsourcing, and showcase real-world examples of how businesses are using it effectively. Finally, well look at how idea management software helps organizations structure and scale their crowdsourcing initiatives for maximum impact.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

This article explores what value innovation is, how it fits within blue ocean strategy, and real-world examples of how companies apply it. Well also break down the steps to implementing value innovation and examine how idea management and technology scouting can accelerate its success. Heres another example.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 20, 2025

The Four Key Factors in Porters Diamond Model: Factor Conditions The availability of critical resources such as labor, capital, infrastructure, and technology. Chance Events Unpredictable events such as technological breakthroughs or global crises that impact industries. What level of technological development and R&D exists?

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2025

For example, Amazon prioritizes Operational Excellence by offering low-cost, fast delivery through its advanced logistics and supply chain systems, while Apple focuses on Product Leadership with continuous innovation in its technology ecosystem. Improve customer retention and market differentiation. Lead Successful Strategy Projects!

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 11, 2025

For example, Google has used OKRs since its early days , helping it scale rapidly by focusing on measurable innovation, product growth, and operational excellence. For example, Netflix applies OKRs to enhance content recommendations, user experience, and global expansion by continuously refining key performance indicators (KPIs).

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

For example, a software startup conducting a SWOT Analysis may identify its strong technical team (Strength), limited marketing budget (Weakness), increasing demand for automation tools (Opportunity), and growing competition (Threat). Technology and innovation Patents, R&D capabilities, proprietary software.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 3, 2025

The technology enables you to analyze vast amounts of data, uncovering insights that traditional methods might miss. This might include data management systems, CRM platforms, and other enterprise software. This involves setting clear performance benchmarks, regularly reviewing progress, and making data-driven adjustments as needed.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 8, 2020

In our minds, technology and innovation are interconnected. However, for every technological advancement, there seems to be a learning curve or adjustment period as we try to figure out how to implement automation into our daily lives. Technology: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? source: pixabay.com.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Benchmarking is widely used across industries, from manufacturing and finance to healthcare and technology. For example, a manufacturing company looking to optimize production efficiency might use Benchmarking Analysis to compare its operational metrics with those of industry leaders. At this stage, quantitative data (e.g.,

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Evolution of Product Development Product development has transformed significantly over the years, adapting to changes in consumer behavior, market demands, and technological advancements. Let’s explore the contrast between traditional and agile approaches and uncover the advantages agile product development brings to businesses.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 7, 2025

Characteristics of AI-Ready Cultures Building AI-ready cultures involves fostering an environment that supports and leverages AI technologies. They embrace new technologies and continuously seek ways to improve processes and outcomes. Discover more about AI in communication in our article on ai powered communication.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 27, 2025

For example, AI can identify employees who may be at risk of disengagement or those who are likely to resist upcoming changes. AI-powered behavioral insights can be categorized into several key areas: Insight Type Description Example Engagement Levels Measures employee involvement and enthusiasm.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Data 130

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Exploring the interplay between Humans, Technology and AI for design thinking Why is design thinking regarded as so crucial to the future of innovation in a world of accelerating interplays between humans, technology and generative AI? Moving to the edge : Organizations are becoming more agile by adopting an “edge” approach.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 12, 2020

Here are five likely use cases for blockchain technology in government applications. For example, in Brazil, to counteract corruption, blockchain has been instituted in the bidding process of one state. In the Isle of Man, for example, the state lottery’s tickets are smart contracts.

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Business and Tech

JUNE 28, 2023

Djang is not alone — in a recent survey conducted by Lightspeed, 68% of retailers said that adopting new technologies, including inventory management tools, had resulted in a positive impact on their businesses. But those legacy POS solutions are increasingly untenable due to expense and the difficulty of using and maintaining them.

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Business and Tech

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In an expansive interview, real estate expert Steve Weikal explains how technology is changing the housing market for the better. Sometimes we joke that the real estate industry still runs off of a 41-year-old technology called the spreadsheet. The second thing that’s happening is we have all of this new technology.

Technical Review 130

Technical Review Technology Management Software Review 130

Leapfrogging

APRIL 1, 2025

For example, administrative tasks such as scheduling, data entry, and basic customer service can be managed by AI, freeing up employees to engage in higher-value activities. For example, AI can automate repetitive tasks, allowing employees to focus on higher-value activities.

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eZassi

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Ezassi’s Idea Management Software , Technology Discovery Software , and Pipeline Management Software help organizations manage every phase of innovation, ensuring ideas are not only generated but also refined, implemented, and optimized for long-term success. Understanding the Idea-to-Implementation Process 1.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

For example, there are often processes that are specifically designed to eliminate risks and control change. There are great many companies and leaders that obsess about their market share, competitors, or technological prowess. If your technology doesn’t create value for customers, they won’t buy it. Customer obsession.

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eZassi

MARCH 6, 2025

Technology discovery and scouting are essential activities for enterprise innovation programs and R&D departments to identify emerging technologies, startups, and market trends that can drive competitive advantage. Ezassis technology discovery services are designed to uncover these opportunities through tailored research programs.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 10, 2024

For example, if your focus is to develop new products or services, your accelerator should be designed to fast-track projects that align with these outcomes. Build a diverse advisory group consisting of internal leaders, industry experts, and external partners, such as venture capitalists or technology specialists.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Technology innovation, suggested new business models, outline proposals for changing policies, processes, and market design all are being “sketched out.” It is evident innovation must be way broader than just technological RD&D. During this past week, I have been working through specific aspects of the energy transition model.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

One of industry standard answers comes from research by Deloitte Partners Bansi Nagji and Geoff Tuff, in their groundbreaking 2012 article in Harvard Business Review: Managing your innovation portfolio. Some companies, like technology companies which need to produce new offerings more quickly, might have a ratio that is more like 45-40-15.

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Empowering their teams with technology and creative tools that guide their brainstorming sessions goes a long way in changing the outcome. For example, if your goal is to brainstorm a solution to a problem your customers are experiencing, perhaps the way to accomplish this goal is to decide on 3 high-impact ideas by the end of your session.

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Leapfrogging

JUNE 3, 2020

I’ve already written about how the management-consulting industry is being disrupted by various trends like emerging technologies, the commodification of knowledge, and outdated business models. The rapid adoption of remote work and related technologies that occurred during the pandemic will stick.

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Moves the Needle

AUGUST 14, 2018

When designing something, (ie: a technology, a product, a marketing material…) it is paramount to keep the needs of the end user in mind. It’s not that everyone will have sprints as fast as a small software company, but that the cadence is determined by complexity of the product and business model. Competition is now global.

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LEAN Examples Agile Innovation 105

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 15, 2018

If only we can get them prised out of the engineer, data scientists, or software experts hands. AI is getting to a point where it will drive the next wave of technology disruption. The querying of data still has limitations without significant rewriting of new code to go and undertake a search.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

So this post reviews many great contributors to advancing innovation over the years. Over the years, so much has improved and understood by the explanations, case examples, suggestions, clarifications and ways they were “built into” the individual innovation processes that each company chose to construct their innovation process.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 2, 2023

That’s because there’s never been more uncertainty – around technology, the economy, global-political turmoil, and just about everything else. In a landmark study, for example, Google identified “psychological safety” as the top characteristic of its most successful teams. I’ve built new teams.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Well also examine the common challenges businesses face during implementation, share effective strategies to bridge the gap between ideation and execution, and discuss how idea management software can accelerate and simplify this journey. In the next section, well highlight just a few examples of these pitfalls.

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Daniel Burrus

APRIL 20, 2022

New manufacturing plants will utilize the latest technologies in an effort to increase productivity and competitive advantage. Due to the fact that technology-driven exponential change affects everything, manufacturing businesses must always keep up. . How does this impact manufacturing companies and their processes?

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Most commonly, traditional project management will continuously track how well a project is progressing and report this to management on a regular basis, while also having set milestones with dates where the status of the entire project can be reviewed. Unfortunately, innovation projects usually have none of the above criteria.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Digital technology has been involved in the energy system for decades. What is new, is the pace of digitalization occurring through technological innovation, providing solutions that enable the energy system to be transformed? The application of digital technologies is widely impacting end-use.

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